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Industrial Ransomware Surge Exposes Backup Gaps for Windows XP Systems: Acronis 2026 Guide
Acronis this week published a 2026 buyer’s guide for operational technology (OT) backup and recovery, and the message is blunt: if your factory still runs Windows XP or Windows 7 on the plant...
Microsoft Ends Phone Activation for Windows: What It Means for Users
Microsoft has quietly removed the telephone activation option for Windows 10 and Windows 11, effectively ending a decades-old offline activation method that has been part of the Windows ecosystem...
Microsoft Tests Cloud-Based Quick Machine Recovery in Windows 11 to Prevent Mass Outages
Microsoft has begun rolling out Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) to Windows Insiders, a cloud-assisted remediation feature designed to automatically fix unbootable Windows 11 PCs without manual...
Microsoft's WSUS Support Extension: Navigating the Future of Enterprise Patch Management
Introduction In a significant move, Microsoft has announced the extension of support for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) beyond its initially planned end date in April 2025. This decision...
Microsoft Extends WSUS Support: What It Means for Enterprise IT
In a move that caught many enterprise IT administrators off guard, Microsoft has quietly extended support for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), reversing earlier indications that the legacy...
Microsoft extends WSUS driver sync for air-gapped enterprises facing slow cloud migration
Microsoft Extends WSUS Driver Sync Support Amid Cloud Transition Challenges In the ongoing evolution of Microsoft's update and cloud services ecosystem, one constant remains: legacy update...